How To Stay Sane In
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Tropical Islands
From Our Own Correspondent.
Honolulu, Oct. 5.
MORE than any other, white people who live in the tropics worry about their mental health. They become forget ful, careless about their appearance, and so on.
Ten easy lessons in staying sane were given to the public of these sub-tropic isles by Dr. Franklin G. Ebaugh, inter nationally famed psychiatrist and director of Hawaii’s new psychiatric clinic. His 10 rules: 1. Keep physically fit at all times, be
cause physical ills contribute greatly to insanity. 2. Maintain an objective attitude in life. 3. Manage to have a confidential re lationship with some person or persons. 4. Develop the ability to show insight into one’s conduct. Check up on your self and do something about it. 5. Have a sense of humour. 6. Attack your problems in an active manner. 7. Participate in work that is satisfying. 8. Relax and rest, and engage in recre ation. 9. Have a freedom of routine. 10. Participate in normal social activi ties.